Our Administrative Team

Nancy RogersOffice Administrator

Nancy joined Manna Development at its inception in 2003 as the Office Manager. Nancy’s primary duties include overseeing the company vehicles’ insurance, registrations, gas cards, employee name tags, business cards, correspondence for guests of the cafes, as well as acknowledgements for our catering reps.

Nancy was born in Chicago, grew up in Michigan. Nancy graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2003.

Nancy is the mother of Patrick Rogers, Sheilah DiLorenzo, and Dianne Saber and is the grandmother of eight. Nancy’s interests include golf, running on the beach, book club, her children and grandchildren.

Patty KelleyOffice Administrator

Patty joined the Manna team in September 2016. Her primary duties include managing the company Staples and Verizon accounts, café support, customer service support and general office duties. Patty was born & raised in San Diego. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her nephew, hiking, running and playing with her dogs!

Robin KelleyProject Coordinator Manna Construction

Robin joined the Manna Team in April of 2012 helping to launch the Construction Division. Robin’s primary duties are coordinating new café construction/remodels and providing support for the Construction Team. Robin is also responsible for maintaining permits/licenses and insurance for all cafes. Robin lives in San Diego with her Husband Sean and enjoys spending time outside, walking, hiking, 5 & 10k’s (for good causes) and spending time with family and friends.

Amanda VerjanSenior Accountant

Amanda officially joined the Manna team in November 2008 after starting as a temp in July 2008. During her time with the company she has witnessed the acquisition of 3 new entities of Manna and has been instrumental in transitioning the processes to manage our growing company. In her current role as Senior Accountant, Amanda handles Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable as well as Sales & Tip Reconciliation. Amanda started her accounting career in 1991 and says that she loves numbers and math and finds problem solving fun.

Amanda has been a volunteer at North Coast Church in the children’s ministry since 2008. She resides in Oceanside with her husband and 2 children and their cat Sizzles.

Deanna TaylorSenior Accountant

Deanna started with Manna Development Group in July of 2013 as a Senior Accountant. She reconciles all the bank accounts, processes Sales Tax Returns, Property Tax returns, Inventory, credit card reconciliations and research as well as Payment Card Industry Compliance. Before working at Manna, Deanna worked for SkinMedica, CoCo’s & Carrow’s restaurants and Sybra Inc. (an Arby’s franchise). She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from San Diego State University. She lives in Rancho Penasquitos with her husband Jason, their two kids and two dogs.

Heidi BrownPayroll/HR Administrator​Heidi joined the Manna team in February 2014 in HR and transitioned to Payroll in 2016 and now both processes Payroll for Michigan and Indiana and supports the cafes with HR matters. Prior to working with Manna, Heidi worked in a HR role within the manufacturing industry. Heidi has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and lives in Las Vegas with her husband and kids.

Susan GarrisonPayroll Administrator​Susan joined the team in 2016. Susan process payroll for San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Science-Microbiology. Both Susan and her husband enjoy spending time with their hair-tie loving cat and providing food to the homeless.

Sejal DesaiHuman Resources Assistant

Sejal joined the Manna team as a temp in March 2016 and officially became part of the team in September 2016. She handles all Workers Compensation claims as well as the day to day administrative HR duties. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors in HR Development and Marketing. Sejal enjoys spending her time off traveling and discovering new places with her husband. She also enjoys cooking/baking, reading, going to the beach, and spending time with her friends and family.

Rachel FlanaganShare the Dough Director

Rachel joined the Manna team in April 2017 as the Share the Dough Coordinator. Rachel coordinates the employee emergency relief fund, day-end food donations, educational scholarship fund, Christmas family blessings, community donations and partnerships and social outreach events. Share the Dough is growing and she is excited to be leading the efforts!

Before working with Manna, Rachel worked as a public health consultant for a variety of different international nutrition projects. She received her B.S. from the University of Delaware in Health Sciences and her Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Rachel enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, waterskiing, rock climbing and playing volleyball. She also loves to travel and experience different cultures.

Megan Rauch​Junior Accountant​Megan joined the Manna team in September of 2006. Megan earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from California State University, San Marcos. She is also a die-hard LA Kings hockey fan and enjoys baking.

Ruth CansecoJunior Accountant​Ruth joined the Manna family in March 2013. She takes care of processing vendor invoices, petty cash, expense reports, and mileage for our cafes in the Los Angeles areas. Before working with Manna, Ruth formerly worked as a staff accountant at a local CPA firm and graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accountancy.

Outside of work, Ruth enjoys painting, playing tennis and spending time with family.

John BonifieldAccounting Assistant​John first started out in one of our cafés in 2010 as an associate, where he worked his way up to being a well-versed trainer. After working in the café for three years, John left the café and decided to focus on finishing his Bachelor’s degree in Economics at San Diego State University where he graduated in May 2015. He joined Manna Development again in September of 2015 as a temp, and officially became part of the team in February 2016. In his role as an Accounting Assistant his primary focuses include Accounts Receivable collections and maintenance, and reconciling credit cards.

John’s interests outside of work include; staying active by playing indoor soccer and golf, spending time with his family, and learning.